Bureau Lake

Bureau Lake
Watershed of Saint-Maurice River
Bureau Lake is located in Quebec
Bureau Lake
Bureau Lake
LocationLa Tuque
Coordinates48°24′16″N 74°03′03″W / 48.40444°N 74.05083°W / 48.40444; -74.05083
TypeLake of dam
Primary inflows
Primary outflowsMarmette Lake (Gouin Reservoir)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length43.8 kilometres (27.2 mi)
Max. width16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi)
Surface elevation402 metres (1,319 ft)

The Lac Bureau is a vast freshwater body of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

This lake extends in the cantons of Le May, Evanturel, Myrand, Achintre and Sulte. Following the erection completed in 1948 of the Gouin dam, the current shape of the "Lac Bureau" was shaped by the raising of the waters of the Gouin reservoir. The water level varies significantly, being dependent on the water management of the Gouin Dam erected in 1948.

Recreotourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector. Forestry comes second.

The route 404 serves the Oskélanéo River Valley and South Zone of South Bay of Bureau Lake. A forest road branch serves the west side of the latter bay.

The surface of Lake Bureau is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to the end of March.